Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-27

ehei" mere III MAINE Win facts which are au-
thentic and strictly true, although they
may seem stranger than fiction" There is
no denying the fact that the Maine porker ia
progressive animal. He has never had
fair chance. He has been kept down and
forced from the narrow limits of his pen, and
upon the crumbs from his masters table, to
compete with his Western brother who has
the freedom Of the ranch and the privilege of
eating a rattlesnake just as often as he could
find one. Notwithstanding this unequal COM
petition the Maine hog By sheer force of
character, has won the victory, and is today
larger, healthier, more wholesome and capa-
BILE Of filling bigger pork barrel than any of
his Western contemporaries. The victory is
signal one and every patriotic citizen of
Maine should feel pride in it,
Apropos of the Maine Hog, the Dexter
Gazette tells the following interesting stoyz
1t seems that one of our citizens had pig
that refused to grow, and someone told him
TO cut the pigs as to bleed him little
and he would grow fat So he tackled the
pig, but the animal was so lively that in the
II.
In the morning poor piggy was found stiff
and cold, having bled to death during the
night
The Lewiston Journal has the following in
regard TO the longevity of pork barrels If
anybody knows of any old antiques of
this description pass them along Mr.. Ezekiel
Small, OF Belfast, has pork barrel which
is known to be hundred and ten years old,
and which has been in constant use during
all that time. The barrel was made for
Capt. James Small, of Limington, and at
the time of the birth of his son Ezekiel father
of the present Ezekiel Small, July %, 1875,
was in use for holding the family's pork.
Capt. Small had been a sea captain in the
West India trade, but during the early days
of the Revolutionary war bought farm in
Limington and settled down. The first hog
killed by him on this farm was sailed in this
barrel, and it has been filed with pork every
year with very few exceptions since. 1t is
made of pine, the bottom being two-inch
plank, and the slaves of about the same
thickness. Ii has been re-hooped several
times.
The notable porkers of Maine who have
come into prominence this fall are many and
taken all together show that more attention
is being paid to the breeding of swinean this
State than ever before. The following re-
ports from various parts of the State are
bona fidc and show something of the results
attained in this direction during the past year.
The Rockland opinion has the following
interesting list;
The big porkers are now squealing their
last squeal. The following is a report of a
few of the largest ones slaughtered in Waldo
boro. Mr.. Alexander Wiley, two hogs, Is
months old, united weight ,050ip pounds; Mr..
James Ludwig, hog 10 months old, weight
6l2 pounds Mr. Horace Simmons, hog,
weight 595 pounds; Mr.. John NJ. Burns,
pig . months old, weight 400 pounds; Hud
son b. Stahl two pigs, . months old, united
weight 600 pounds; Mr. Redington Pitcher,
pig, months old, weight $40 pounds; Miss
Antonette kaler. pig weighed 3+5 pounds.
"Abraxas," come on with your big porkers.
From other parts of the State come the
following reports
200 PoUNp CLASS.
| John Willis of Vests Mills has Just
dressed nice spring pig weighing 2s0 lbs,
and James Edgecomb one weighing 260 lbs.
-Edrm,ngton Chronicle.
800 Pouxp CHS
J. II. McDougal, East Boothbay, killed a
| pig the other day seven months old, which
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&C. rss,a, nf aaJoror Lili.d Mo
months old ,bat weighed 355 nounds II
~ poor two tho samn 400 that weighed
$50 -Orfoyd D,moerat
Farmers of Maine, please trot out your
big pigs and beat Mr.. Frank Pike, Gof Hill,
Auburn, who has slaughtered one months
old that weighed $40 pounds.-Le'ctssoh
Journal
! W. A. Holmes of Wilson, says the RECORD,
killed pig seven and one-haif months old
that weighed when dressed $50 pounds,
| Daniel IL. Whltehouse OF OXFORD killed
| pig n'e months anu "o-'''' o,i' ma
weighed 3l2 l-2 pounds. Letcisfoa Journal.
| Nelson Trueworthy of Holden, recently
killed two spring pigs, their united weight
being 646 pounds Mount Desert HeFdfa'
.,anab,or;,g n;y loss than seven month,
old that weighed 1925 pounis. How is that
| for pig:-dFoosfook HeFdfd.
| n. Bartlett of Carbon had spring pig
killed last week which weighed $40 IDS NOT
extraordinarily large, but the butcher says IL
was the incest spring Pig ne mas killed 'nis
season.-iroosfook Repnoheaa'
| George Bachelor of Palmyra slaughtered
a hog six months Old last week when wheh
dressed tipped the scale sat $50 lbs.-somef-
set Reporter.
| c. II. Woodwood of this city, recently
slaughtered pig seven months ana seven
days old which weighed $50 pounds.-hfs-
icorth american.
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ti's s t .an, w" Nv NJ, po,,er,s weighed $50
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